Cub Cadet new and old

[ihnick]

No matter what i would take any new cub cadet over a yard machine, poulan and all that other junk. Even though the new cubs are alot cheaper now there still alot more user friendly then the throw away mowers. Are 3 newer cubs are all the 2000 series and when you use them only for mowing nothing can go wrong on them. Are 2165 gets a mower deck, bagger in the fall and a snowblower in the winter since 1997 and have never had any problems with it.

[RPalmer]

I'm old and I'm going to repeat myself.
I believe many of the sales of these box store riding lawn mowers is because all the customer has to do is whip out their credit card. They aren't paying cash. They don't care if it lasts. They will just charge another in two or three years. All they care about (hopefully) is making their payment. Quality, Country of origin, ect. ect. does not matter.

[ole 147]

Here they are.
I'm going to step on some toes here. This is the way I see it with my plus 60 years experience. When I was 25 I made $35,000 that year. 36 years later I made $45,000 in a year. Gas is $2.00 a gallon more now. Groceries are through the roof. Clothing is crazy.
We buy and trade this old stuff because it was made to last. Well the ones that made this stuff are either retired or dead.
I must say though I've mowed twice since I purchased the 1045 it mows really nice. Gets around really well to. Not as loud as the older Cubs.
More comfortable to ride. And MADE IN THE USA!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!


ole 147 has said his piece. Thank you for tuning in.

[ajcombs]

Nice line up of cubs!

[CADplans]

Originally Posted by ajcombs

Nice line up of cubs!

I agree, aj, BUT,

its been 2 1/2 years, which ones are still running with the lowest maintenance costs!!??

[Methos]

Originally Posted by CADplans

I agree, aj, BUT,

its been 2 1/2 years, which ones are still running with the lowest maintenance costs!!??

A better question is how many more have you added to the fleet since then!

[149 - 498944]

One of the reasons that drove me to restore my 149 was simply to save a piece of this era of American history. I could have bought a new machine down at the home improvement store for what I paid to restore the 149. But I wouldn't have had 1/10th of the machine and it wouldn't still be around in another 40 years.

IH Cubs are not throw away and replace technology and design. They are work, fix and continue to work technology and design. Says something about the mentality of today's society doesn't it?

If you want to talk about being green (recycling) IH Cubs are truly the greenest - you don't find many cluttering up the dumps and junk yards do you?

[ole 147]

Well Cub Cadet is ony a name any more not an Icon.
Now I'm talking the new cubs MTD make a lot of cheap mowers.
It's what the public want as a whole. They don't look at how it is made and don't care how good it's made. You watch them the first thing they do is look at the sticker, then eigther move to another, or look at the unit.
And when youn try sell something the first thing they do is try to talk you down in your price. Even though you have more than fair price on it.

[ole 147]

I sold the 104, and got a 122 then had to sell the 122 and I purchased a
1450 QL
The 147 I still have that, I use it for mulch, stone and dirt moving in the warm weather. It is my snow remover in the winter.
The 1045 is still working on the grass. It has been very good and depedable mower.
The 1450 is still being worked on since I have just recetly purchased that.
It did not run when I got it, and when I got it started it was loud (no muffler)
Mower wouldn't run eighter. Lights don't work,
I fixed the mower. seems someone run into somethig solid with the mower down bent the deverter for the grass and jamed the blade. That was an easy fix. The cub suffers from neglect. It had one big ole nasty pile of straw and fearthers in the air space between the crowling and the engine. That was nasty.The dipstick tube is loose, I need to tighten that up. I need to find a swedge for that, or a roll.
It has a 44" mower deck, wheel wts and the agtires are loaded.
Now if I can find a muffler for it I will be happy.
I work on the lights on the back wire ripped out in the front.
I need to clean the power plant after I fix the dip stick tube.
ecy, ect, ect, I hope to get it in good shape it's a nice wide frame.
It did catch my eye at the sale.
ole 147

Originally Posted by Methos

A better question is how many more have you added to the fleet since then!

[Methos]

Sweet 1450!